Certification Name: Red Hat Certified Specialist in Virtualization
Exam Code: EX310
Exam Duration: 3 hours (hands-on, performance-based)
Recommended Training: RH318 – Red Hat Virtualization
🎯 Certification Objective
This exam tests your ability to:
- Install and configure Red Hat Virtualization Manager and hypervisors
- Create and manage virtual machines (VMs)
- Administer storage and networking for virtualization
- Perform backup and migration operations
📘 Course Modules & Skills Covered
🔹 Module 1: Red Hat Virtualization Introduction
- Overview of Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
- RHV architecture (Manager, Hosts, Storage, VMs)
- Comparison with other virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V)
🔹 Module 2: Install and Configure RHV Components
- Install and configure Red Hat Virtualization Manager (RHV-M)
- Deploy and register hypervisor hosts (RHV-H or RHEL + VDSM)
- Enable required services and repositories
🔹 Module 3: Storage Management
- Configure storage domains:
- Data, ISO, Export, Glance
- Connect to storage types:
- NFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel
- Storage domain maintenance and troubleshooting
🔹 Module 4: Network Configuration
- Set up logical networks and VLANs
- Configure bonding and NIC teaming
- Assign networks to VMs and hosts
🔹 Module 5: Virtual Machine Management
- Create, manage, and delete VMs
- Install OS on virtual machines
- Configure VM CPU, memory, disk, and NICs
- Snapshots and templates
🔹 Module 6: User and Role-Based Access Control
- Create users and groups in RHV-M
- Assign roles and permissions (admin, user, operator)
- Configure authentication with LDAP/FreeIPA
🔹 Module 7: High Availability and Clustering
- Configure host clusters
- Set up VM high availability (HA)
- Host fencing (power management)
🔹 Module 8: VM Migration and Backup
- Live and cold migration of VMs
- Export and import VMs
- Backup strategies using export domain or third-party tools
🔹 Module 9: Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Use RHV Manager for monitoring VM and host performance
- Log file analysis and troubleshooting common issues
- Command-line tools:
vdsm-client,engine-manage-domains,ovirt-shell
🧪 About the EX310 Exam
- Type: Performance-based (real-world tasks)
- Environment: Lab setup using RHV 4.x or 4.4+
- Skills Tested:
- Deploy RHV Manager and host(s)
- Configure networks and storage domains
- Create and manage virtual machines
- Manage users, permissions, and roles
- Perform VM migrations and backups
🎓 Certification Path
- Recommended Prerequisites:
- RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator)
- Familiarity with Linux system administration and virtualization
- Counts Toward:
- RHCA (Red Hat Certified Architect)